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J. T. SCOTT.

SLED. No. 379,130. Patented Mar. 6, 1888.

\\\\m mm UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN T. SCOTT, OF HAMDEN, NEW YORK.

SLED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 379,130, dated March 6,1888.

Application filed December 31, 1887. Serial No. 259,449. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN T. SCOTT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hamden, in the county of Delaware and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleds; and I do declare the following to be afull. clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying d rawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The invention relates to that class of sleds in which each runner is made of two sections bevel-jointed together; and it consists in the particular means employed to connect the parts together in a secure, effective, and inexpensive manner.

Figure l of the drawings is a side elevation showing my invention applied; Fig. 2,a plan view of the same; Fig. 3, a detail view in per, spective of the sled-knee, and Fig. 4 a plan view of the runner side straps.

In the drawings, A B represent the two sections of the runner, obliquely jointed together at an obtuse angle, so that the bot-tom of part A will run horizontally on the snow, while the part B will be turned up in front. Across the bevel-joint O and above the bottoms of the runner-sections A B are fastened my side straps, D D, by the two end bolts, E E, and the four median bolts, F, two of the latter being placed on each side of the joint O G is the sled-knee, having the perforated ears 9 g g and the down flange 9 H is a cross-beam side-grooved at h h and provided with the holes h h.

I is a side hoard having the holes i i, and J a cap having the holesjjl The long bolts LLpass up through the runnersection A and through all the pieces G H I J, in all of which is formed the continuous hole K for a standard. The side board is nailed, screwed, or otherwise fastened to the front of the turned up runner-section B. By these means allthe parts are strongly and durably united, so as not to work loose or come apart under the strain to which they will be subjected.

What I claim as new, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The two bevel-joiuted runner-sections A B, combined with the side straps, D D, the end bolts, E E, and the four median b ilts, F, as shown and described.

2. The horizontal runner-section A, having the vertical holes a a, combined wit h the knee G, having perforated ears 9 g 9 the crossbeam H, having the grooves hh, the sideboard, I, having the holes i 2', the cap J, having the perforations jj, and the bolts L L, the parts J I H G having the hole K, as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my si nature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN T. SCOTT.

Wit nesses:

ADoLPHUs RosENMILLER, ZENAS MALLORY. 

